Broadband Rhode Island's public policy engagement process carefully engaged stakeholders from a variety of sectors, kept them engaged through a facilitated and well-planned process and is now implementing recommendations defined during the process

Last week, a new, three-year public awareness campaign, EveryoneOn launched, which will work to close the broadband adoption gap and promote the importance of digital literacy.

In an effort led by Connect2Compete and in partnership with IML

The Partnership Between FreedomPop and Connect2Compete
Today is the launch of the EveryoneOn campaign, a partnership of Connect2Compete (C2C) and the AdCouncil. EveryoneOn is drawing attention to the 1 in 5 Americans who do not use the interne

"I’d like to borrow the Internet, please."

Providence Community Library is loaning out the internet. Literally. They have purchased two hotspots from Mobile Beacon. Library patrons can check out the hotspots for up to a week. The

I get asked often enough by libraries and nonprofits if I know what’s going on with Connect2Compete (C2C) that the need for a blog post became very clear. I cover all three aspects of their national br

Information about the upcoming EveryoneOn campaign to encourage limited or non-Internet users, to learn how to do "one thing better online".

The FCC is hosting a broadband adoption summit on February 7, 2013. As one of only two federal agencies working on digital inclusion issues, we need to not only be aware of their activities but be engaged with them.

Broadband adoption

Thanks to in-depth research by Colin Rhinesmith, we have a detailed example of how the Free Library of Philadelphia increased their impact through partnerships with local community organizations.

I often struggle with how to explain digital inclusion to folks totally unfamiliar with the issue. When trying to explain to my 13 year old daughter (Tess) what I do for a living, I may have hit upon a solution. The conversation went something lik

I was asked yesterday why digital inclusion is often equated with digital literacy. I think the answer lies in our experiences and how we define the problem.